#C5231B Color

#C5231B is rgb(197, 35, 27) in RGB and hsl(3, 76%, 44%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is FireBrick. White text is most readable on this background.

#C5231B

HEX#C5231B

RGBrgb(197, 35, 27)

HSLhsl(3, 76%, 44%)

HSVhsv(3, 86%, 77%)

OKLCHoklch(53.2% 0.197 28.9)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 82%, 86%, 23%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #C5231B background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text5.78:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text3.63:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #C5231B based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#C5231B Complementary#1BBDC5 Analogous#C51B68 Analogous#C5791B Triadic#1BC523 Triadic#231BC5

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #C5231B, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#E23128 #E64F47 #EB716B #F0948F #F5B6B3 #F9D4D2

Shades

#AB1F17 #941B14 #791611 #5E110D #430C09 #2D0806

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